West Palm Beach Surgical Injury Lawyer

Surgical Injuries in West Palm Beach, FL

It is a given that when you know you will be having surgery, you want it performed by a surgeon you trust. Even routine, minor surgeries can pose dangers, and the dangers are far higher in major surgeries. When complications arise that are caused bymedical negligence, however, you may be entitled to recover compensation. At the Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo, P.A., we fully understand the anguish you are suffering because your surgeon or his team made a mistake. If this applies to you, contact us right away. A West Palm Beach personal injury attorney with experience in medical malpractice cases will know how to help you file a legal action, or pursue a settlement to address your damages.

Have you suffered from a surgical injury?

Surgical injuries can occur through various types of negligence. The surgeon could accidentally cut an organ or artery in error. The nursing staff or anesthesiologists could make errors in the types of drugs administered or the quantity. A misdiagnosiscould lead to an unnecessary surgery. There can be wrong site surgeries, which include wrong body parts being operated upon, or the wrong side of the body is targeted. Surgical tools can be left inadvertently inside a patient. The patient could have known allergies to certain medications that were administered, leading to severe or deadly allergic reactions. Serious problems such as infections can arise with negligent post-surgical care. These are just a few of the possible ways a patient could incur a surgical injury that is separate from the expected incisions and other procedures connected with surgery.

A surgical injury often will lead to a far longer recovery, and the need for additional corrective surgeries. This could also have an impact on a person's time off from work, or the surgical mistake was so extreme that the patient is incapacitated, never able to work again, or has died. Such an injury can have long-term or permanent repercussions. The worst case scenario is a wrongful death as the result of medical negligence.

When there has been any indication of a surgical injury, you need to contact our firm as soon as possible so we can begin to look into the matter. We are dedicated to helping our clients who have suffered needlessly because the surgical team made errors, and we will not stop in our efforts to help them recover the maximum amount of compensation they deserve. Contact us for information on filing a lawsuit or claim to recover compensation. We have achieved exceptional results. Read our recent cases for more information about our successes.